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Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY

Seth MacFarlane is not preparing an acceptance speech for his Oscar-nominated song Everybody Needs a Best Friend.

The first-time Oscar host and nominee says the best-song award probably will go home with Adele for the Bond theme Skyfall.

"We will lose to Adele," says MacFarlane, speaking to USA TODAY for an in-depth profile. "Don't get me wrong. As cynical a guy as I sometimes appear to be, nothing would delight me more than to walk away with that (award). ...